kiltman
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I pulled the trigger on on Inreach mini 2, got it for $150 off of list. Now comes the learning curve.
That is a good deal. Seems Garmin has pretty good control over the retail pricing. Mind if I ask where you got it?I pulled the trigger on on Inreach mini 2, got it for $150 off of list. Now comes the learning curve.
Open box, Best Buy. Full warrantyThat is a good deal. Seems Garmin has pretty good control over the retail pricing. Mind if I ask where you got it?
As for learning.....the curve is a bit steep but short.
In my haste to take advantage of a good deal, thinking it was a mini 2 it turned out to be a mini. I returned it. I did however find a Black Friday Deal from GPS Central in Calgary and picked up the mini 2 for under $400 Canadian. I expect to get it in the next couple of days.That is a good deal. Seems Garmin has pretty good control over the retail pricing. Mind if I ask where you got it?
As for learning.....the curve is a bit steep but short.
Best Buy has them for US$350.I did however find a Black Friday Deal from GPS Central in Calgary and picked up the mini 2 for under $400 Canadian.
I have used both the Inreach Mini and Mini2. Not enough differences in paying to upgrade from a Mini to a Mini2. The battery life on the Mini2 is a lot better but it is fine on the Mini as well. One thing I use a lot is if you have a Garmin XT or XT2 navigator you can pair it to the Mini or Mini2. When paired you can send satellite text messages or pre-programmed messages directly from the XT or XT2. - It is quick and easy to just pop off a message while you are on the road. I keep my Mini2 in my chest pocket and use My XT2 to communicate. My wife gave me a new Apple Watch Ultra II for Christmas. I guess it too has emergency satellite communication capability but have not looked into this yet. You can get some pretty decent prices on the Garmin products if you watch for sales that seem to pop-up regularly.
Someone who doesn't know what it is. Just looking for anything that looks like they can sell for a few dollars to get their next hit.who steals a tracking device?
I have the original DeLorme inReach SE; Garmin bought them out and almost doubled the price. I was surprised to see you only get about a day of battery life. One of the tradeoffs of making the device smaller; I get probably 5-7 days of life on mine.I should add that the Mini 2 is really not (IMO) worth the upgrade for me as the feature improvements on the Mini 2, I don't use:
- Longer lasting battery in tracking mode. (I still have about 30% left after a 10 hour riding day. I charge it every day anyway)
- Quicker GPS acquisition by using four satellite networks. (I have no issues waiting a few minutes longer for the Sat reception when I start out in the morning)
- An automatic track-back feature, helping to return the user to their point of origin. (Dont use this feature)
- New user interface based on the Garmin watches. (I use Earthmate for all my interaction with the Inreach Mini)
- Electronic compass display heading even when stationary (I always bring a GPSMAP 62 handheld on bike trips, if I decide to go hiking)
I only bring the Inreach for these reasons:
- Message send and receive if out of cell coverage.
- My wife can follow me on my Garmin Explore Map, and send me messages if out of cell coverage.
- SOS feature in and out of cell coverage.